Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 01, 1900, Image 1
THE OMAHA DAILY H H I ESTABLISHED JIJXE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOTJNING , JANUARY 1. ! ! ) ( ) ( ) , snsrCrLi'3 COPY FIVE OMNTS. GERMAN IRE AROUSE Redress to Bn Demanded far Seizure perial Mail Ship. SENDS TWO CRUISERS TO DEUGOA BAY Cabinet Mooting Called But No Hasty Ac tion Will Be Taken , PRESS JOINS IN CONDEMNING SEIZURE Government Questious the Eipbt of British to Mabo a Search. PASSENGERS AND DESTINATION NEUTRAL Count X mi tluoliMt < oiifvrx ullti UN \il\Uviix ami Thou Ill-port * til tin1 KinyiToi IIlulil * of .Nou- linln I \oUcil , IIKril.IY , .tun. I. It I * iiiinuiiiu'iMl tlmt tln > ( ioriiiiin iii-ot -i-li'il crulMciH ( onilor nnil i'li\\iltn- lire niivi 1111 tin- lo li > liiu < in IHIJ. ii opjright , isyt , b > i'rosi , I'lilillphliig Co ) IinitMN. Dec 31 ( Nivv York World Ca ble gram Special Telegram ) The news of Iln > seUuro of the Hundesrath hari crcititl a duration here 1 have been endeavoring in obtain opinions of the representative men rcgirdlni ; the event The foielgn of- llce was ilcfod today und will be tomorrow. The steps which have been taken to far are the following The owners of the Biimlcs- iiilh have lolegrnphed the foreign minister und Impel Inl chancclloi , Infoimlng thc e of- lUtiilH of the occurrence and that the Hrltls'i cotnmindaiit at Durbiii refuses to glvo the njasons fet the B'l/uro of the vechcl The owners fnrthoi declare that , to the best of their knowledge , the Ilundcsrath lontalned no lontinband of war This Is tbo piescrlbol method of procedure on which the government takes aitlon Itnmcdlnteb the foreign olllce repllod to the owners that j the > had put thumselves Into oomniiinkntlon with the British government on the sub ject with the object of learning the reasons on which the llrltlsh authoi Itlcs justified theniselvos In taking this serious stcii The Gorman Foreign office has not jet received the Uritlsh reply International law j ore here call attention to the fact that Hngl ind , like the United States , wns not a signatory party to the Paris marine trcity of 185G. An English ship vas therefore entitled to conllscato | the propertj belonging to the Transvaal , oven when that property was not actually contraband of wni , but It Is extremely | doubtful , they Kay , whether this right can bo exercised on the German Imperial mall boat on the high sens or outside of Delagoi biy More especially when the blockade of the bay hna not been declared A great nmoiint of Indignation Is ex- prersed In tbo newspapers of all shades of opinion , nil calling on the government to demand icdrcss or compensation for the . ' net described as chaiacterlstlcally Uritlsh. U H licllovbu lioro. thai Cngluml will .Uoltlj declare a blockftda of Dclngoa ba > . GERMANY TO HAVE REDRESS Ciililiii'l lU-odiiK' to < "OHHIT ! of < h < - Iniiii-rliil Hull Stcnint'i. DRRLIN , Dec. 11 Regarding the seizure by the Uritlsh cruiser Maglelenno ot the Impcrlnl mall steamer IJiindcsratli ot the German Cast African line , a high official of the German 1'orelgn olllce , who wns Inter- vlowed by the coirespomlent of the Assocl- titc-cl Press toda ) , sas "Silence must bo preserved at present concerning the actual status of the negotia tions which have been begun with Great llrltnin about the mutter. Appropriate steps have been taken , of which Gcrmnny will await the result. The matter Is regarded by Germany as of the utmost Impoi tance , bccnuso seriously involving the rights of neutrals " This nftcrnoon the foreign sccretnry , Count von Uuolow , conferred nt the Foreign office with his olllclal advisors nnd then joportcd to the emperor. A cabinet meeting will consider the seiz ure It ! also asserted In government cir cles that the Uritlsh right of senrch Is fUf"itloni'd | nnd 'that ' In any event the Brit ish light to stop passengeis , whether they intend to fight for the Uoers or not. ia Btrcnuousl ) disputed , as the vessel upon which they vvero Is neutral and the terrl- toi ) to which they were proceeding , namely , Dolagon bay , Is nlso neutral Redress , It Is asserted , will bo Insisted on by German ) . I'ri'KN Co n < lo ni n N IlrlllNlitlon. . The Geiman prc > - today unanimously con demns Uritlsh action In the Hundesinlu Rciniro. which Is characterised as "nn In- bianco of gioss liiBolence" and as"cnlcn - latod again lo illustrate the need of n powerful Gel man nav ) lo render such over- hcarancc on the part of Dngland Impossible in the future " The National Xcltung strongly aigues that Kngliind had no right to interfere with the Dundimath and i > xprcssoH the hope that Hho has not adopted n flexible theory re garding contiiiband j I'liu Lokal An/olgrr surniUes that there must hnvo been n serious quarrel between j the commanders of iho Hundosrath and the Maglclonuu before the latter olllcer overstepped hU prcrogutlvo In cairyins off the steimcr , " nnd uxpiesses the hope thai Germany will " .ipecdll ) enforce the joleiflo cif the vessel. " 1'ven the model ate Vonsl clio tfcltung tills the proceedings "characterUtlc English Insolence" ami adds that "tho whole atti tude of the English before Delagoa bay pro- Mjkrn , t general jirotest " It U ( dgnltlcnnt Hint today the German riottc'iiviTc'ln distributed In HerlinUO.OOO copies of a strongly wordevl pumpblot point ing nut the need of n strong German nav ) 1'rom \\oll-liifoinird nuthorlt ) It Is U ni nod that piellmliiar ) negotlatlonti have been going on between German ) and Gie.U llrllnln lu L-'iuloii for iho p\pre3s purpose of extending the a ope of the treaties re garding the PortugniMo coluiiles The Asl- ntli colonies of Poitugnl are not comprised In tin ) extension proposal. Vliinlfcito from funUN n llnin. The VorwnertB today published the alleged titi of a lieu- manifesto fiom Hmperor Ni holart against the Increase of naval jMmameuU , which It Is said , lip will pto- mulgatu on the llrbt day of the Russian now The Vor worts' publl&itlou ropntxiuls the o/or a oouvunliiK anotlict International LOU- fiicjce to connlder tbU particular quusUou. 'Tliu Ktwral rvubllappfiirx to have ao- trmocl the nunlft > to ns genuine , hut on In quiry at the foreign ofiUo It was us orialmM thii' tlie tudu'ftctu IB bogxid I'rom other i-oiini' usiuill ) ftll Informed the correa- | iy , dmt ot tliw AnBoiluti'd L'fcti3 Icurud that HIP Voerwartg meant the whole thing as n honx nnd an an ironical reprimand of Iho government ll } r lloiii'j MnrkPl. ho monlhl ) settlement on Thurs < lay , smoothly , the money mar- ens ) Money Is now rates , London cx- exports of gold ly three trillions for ex port were takelT'dlrcctly from the Udells' bnnk. Lnst vvrek romp gold was Imported. The financial papers point out that the rnso with which llrrlln has pns cd the cloio of the ) ear demonstrates the solidity of the Gormnn money market The explanation offcTed Is that Germany took the most cor rect view of the war In South Afrlcn nnd Us effects , making preparations for months ngalnst the v early settlement Hence spcc- ulatlvo engagements were reduced to the minimum Nevertheless It Is understood that the demands on the Holrhs' bank last week were enormous. The Chamber of Commerce reports and Iho press reviews for 1ST > pronounce this the best jcar Gel man ) ever hnd I'ri'NN nn Dclniton lln > 'Irrnt.i. IIHHLIN , Dec. SI Despite Iho semi-mil- clal disavowals , several of the leidlug Ger man pipers bellovo In the existence nf a secret treaty concerning Delagoi hi ) , hut they discredit the statement cf the Loknl Anzclgcr regarding Us nituro. Tlip Hamburgl.scher Corrcsponden/ "Tho treaty has no dellnlto form , nnil It would only come Into force In case Poitugnl should consent to ell n portion of her colonies It la confined solel ) to her Afri can possessions Uiissla has seen the treaty nnd has offered no objections " WILL MAKE A FINAL SORTIE Itrlllsli lU'iiortcil I'rciiiirlnu : for a 1,11st Illlor' nt liinlv- Ninltl : . LONDON , Jan 1 A dispatch to the Dally Mail from Lourem'o Marnuez , dated Dcccmbei 23 , saS It Is reported from Ladvsmith , by wa ) of Pictorla , that the ItrillEh nio destrolng their heavy cannon pi lor to a final sortie 'Iho transvaal ngents hero have bought up nil tha available milk , sugni and colfeo They have managed to get laigo orders sent for shipment hero by Trench and Germ in Hteamera Pilces have advanced HO per cent In consequence , and the stocks are very shoit Something of n famine Is threatened The Hiltlsh government Is stopping all con signed lieiii from coast porl Several members of the VolKbiaad meet every stcimer , doubtless to gl\o further or- dcrs I'oitugal Is doing her best to maintain neutrality , but foreign opinion In Louren/o Marqucz Is in favor of assisting the Uoers to hecuro food supplies Ilorr Pot , the Transvaal minister hero , is losing Llojds agoncj and the agencj of 'he Castle and Hucknall steamer lines IK ccnseiuenco of the position ho holds ACCESiON TO BOER RANKS MtiitPlt c I'or t'rnf of Pnrinors III \rjhj < Io Dlntrirt .loin Them LONDON , Jan 1 The Dally Mall pub- llslios the following dispatch from Cape- ( own i-JIntty-fuo per cent of the Cechuana farmers In the Vryhde district joined the Doers , helping them loot stores north of Orange rlv or. They also undertook to Invest Mafcking whllo General Cronjc's men went south to meet Lord Mcthuen The government of Hechuanaland Is being administered ns If the Dutch had been In possession for ages . \UTIMnill IH'131 , VT I * UM SMITH. IlrltlHliiinl IlntliT } HIIKIIKCN Ilot-r CIIIIH on liiilMiinn. ( Cop ) right , 1SD. ) by Press PublMilnp Co ) LADYSM1TH , Dec. 28. by Uunner to Kreere Camp , Dec 31 ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Last night the patrol of the Doers along the railway nonr Surprise bill opened ( lie on n false alarm. The fire was taken up b > the Doers In Donga , south of Surprise hill Then the Doers on Thornhlllsbell kopjes bla7ed away vlolentl ) , firing which revealed that Sur prise hill Is guarded by three lines of pick ets nnd also showed that the Doors nro In a nervous condition While they fired our 3.000 Uritlsh detained their reply. The whole force stood to aims The big guns on Telegraph hill also fired this morning nt dawn The British naval battery on Junction hill opened fire on Dul- | I vvaan with four , seven and twclvo-poiind- ers , not aiming nt the guns , but nt the gun | nel's , who had been absolved leaving the | ' casements for their guns The ) fired six shots within five minutes The Bulwunii Cieusot has been silent all da ) and It Is picstimod man ) of the gun ners wore killed Two big explosions were hcaid ) ostcrdi ) In the dliectlon of the uill- wa ) It Is supposed the Doors destroyed the line from Suipilse to Dlaiuvvbank STUAHT. Iiloiitt'iiniit Dill/Hi Wiiiiuili'il. ( Cop ) right. 1VU , by Press Publishing- ) LADYSMITII. Dec 27 ( Dy Runner to Trero Camp ) , Doc 31 ( New York World Cablegiam Special Telegram ) The Boom are shelling exaspeiatedly The ) th ew 170 I sheila before 0 n in yesterday , without counting the Mnxlins. They killed onn coollo and wounded several. This mornlUE they began later , but the rate was similar Ono shell from n Dulwain Crousot got into the ofilclal mrtw of the Devoimhlrcs. At Junction hill they killed Lieutenant Dilre'll and vvoundtd eight other oIllcerH Another ahell Killed three horsei at tod.i ) llulwaan batter ) tluew fifteen miln ! ) at eatllo The Dlauwbink twelve- I pounder nt Telcgiaph hill and u Creusot I howitzer vvero also icmnrkably active. No further damage The shooting Is much moro Inegular and there Is no concentration of Jlro , Indeed , the Doer tactics bedpenk Hl-temjier There Is considerable sniping dally bcond Observation hill Christmas passed delightful ! ) vvllh sporls | nnd other amusement The men are much ' 'cheered b ) the persistent nimom of Hcnurul Methuen H succei'scvs anil General llullor'a Improved position , which are re ported here The Hours decluro the war la call ) beginning , which U certainly our opinion The queen's message was received Christmas with toirlfic cheers and demon strations The fighting troops are In the highest spirits The deaths fiom shell Ilro has no moral effect , only the hope that the present patltnco will b i awarded by a chance ol p.ijing off the hoav ) score agalmtt thu i Beers Hie deaths from d)3iuilury und I enteric fever are averaging four to five dally Tlio troops show health equal to any Afiltun town at thlh season of the year. The rainy sr&son IH beginning in enrnet. ' The Doors uie nou using ammuultlon of very recoil t dale , also firing cbrapnel with percutydon fuses rlr ) ! > d vvllh odd blta of Iron , lead niid other jagged uoxious material , ' STIMHT. Ltd POINTS OUT SUCCESSOR Cardinal Gotti Designated1 by His Holiness as tbo Next Pope. FAMOUS GENOESE MONK OF GREAT PIETY Ill-nil < > f the Cliuri-li Itcturit * 'llinnliH lor AlilllM tit C Ini'l MIC ! ( ( ! - i-i-nt CVrriii n > nt wl. 1'l'tlT'N. HOMi : , Dee 31. It In assorted that the pope , after the recent ceremony of opening the holy iloor at St. Peter's cathedral , ml- dressed his Intlm.ite ontour.igo nnil MM- "I thank dl\lno Providence for granting mo the grace of being nblo to celebrate this great function , nnd \\lsh 1 for my suc cessor , grandeur and n long reign , to the greater glory of Ood. "My successor will bo ) oung , as comparul with my o\\n age , nnd will hnvc time to sen many glories of the papacy and the chinch " Lntoi I.co clearly designated Cardlnil Gholamo Mm ID Gottl , prefect of the cotigrc- i gallon of Indulgences and sacred relics , as I hla successor Cardinal Gottl Is n famous Genoese monk nnd Is a mm of great piety and moilistj No\\ about Cl ) onrs of age ho his always lived the life of an ascetic and de plte the dignity of a prince of the church ho always sleeps In a cell and o" a bird mattrc s. j CHURCHILL FELLS OF FIGHT ( "orrcMiiitniliMi ; I.\-M | ( .rnplilc 1 1 i"H' i lit | Ion of < iiplo. < \rnioiTil 'I'rr.ln nt t \ tHfA . ( CopMlght , 193. b > 1'iess PllblKhlng Co ) LON'DON , Doc 31 ( Noworl , World i Cablcgiam Special Telegram ) The South African mulls bilng lettois from Winston Churchill , uiidci dtito of Pretorli , November 1'j Ho writes of the aimoied trnin bnttla as followii "Tho Hocrs held theli tire until the train reached tint part of the track nearest their position , when Immediately over the reir Uuck , whole I rode , a huge white ball of smoko" spiting Into being , preceded only by sudden Hashes from the top of a hill "The Iron sides of the truck tnngcd with the patter of bullets The Uoers hnd opened lire fiom a Inrgo field with rlflos and a ' maxim with small shells The engine dilver | put on full steam nnd ran piat the .souo of I j ilro nnd round a curve , striking a huge loeU I on the track The llrst truck , containing the tools and guard , sprang In the air and foil , bottom up , on the embankment. "Tho Uoor guns changed their position nnd opened llio ignln The rifle flic came pourIng - Ing from three sides of the wreck "I climbed out of the armored car and tan forwaid nnd as I passed the engine n shrnp- ncl Bhell burst , hurling the contents with n rasping rush through the air The engine driver Jumped from the engine , but I pei- lunded him to return nnd he did so after the first panic "The first thins to be done was to clear the wreck and hick the engine to relieve the strain , and tbo second paitlally derailed truck v\ns thrown from the track , Captain Unldanc In the meantime rcplvlnp to the fire with rifles from the rear of the armored truck j "The operation of clearing the trick took j many minutes Volunteers for help were ' ' called for from the tioops in tbo armored car and four or five Dublin ruslleers responded - | ] sponded , " .As man ) wounded as possible" were piled on the engine or standing In the cab or 1)- lug on the tender or clinging to the cow catcher Shells fell Into wet eirth , thi owing up white clouds and bureilng with terrific detonations overhead or struck the engine and Iron wreckage * beside the Held guns , I | which proved to be llf teen-pounders I I "Tho 'Mnxlm ' continued to work , its little ' shells striking with an ugly thud and ex ploded with stirtling bangs On all sides hero and there men dropped on the ground. Several screamed and cried for help ) j "Suddenly n private soldier , disobeying all | j orders , waved a white handkerchief and the | i Uoers Immediately ceased to fire and a dozen horsemen boldly rode down the hill and dashed among the soldiers along the line calling on them to surrender , although our troops were still firing Tor my pnit , after some moments of wild excitement , the de tails of which are Indistinct to my mind , I found nisclf on the engine , fiOO jnrds down the line in n crowd of wounded Ah I thouglit only the wounded should bo carried I jumpel out on the tiack ' Scarce ! ) had it ho locomotive moved on when I found mself alone in the shallow cutting No soldiers weio in sight i " 1 saw two Hoers earning down and turned and ran. Two bullets passed mo within a foot on each side 1 thing myself on thu bank of the cutting It gave no covci I tcok another glance at the pur suers , ono wus kneeling lo aim Again I darted forward nnd again two soft kisses Micked the air , but nothing sliuck mo 1 scrambled out of the cutting nnd ran away from the track A horseman galloped up on the o'her side of tbo track nnd vvnveil his aims T wns i press correspondent and without an ) arms , so I surrendcied nnd wns i herded with the other prisoners" I Churchill defcilbes his tilp to the Doer capital and pays the Doers n high compli ment for theli considerate tieatiiiont of the prisoners. FEAR DISLOYAL COLONIALS Caint'lilmi * llrlllhh 'lnU ' ! < < > r > 1'ro- flllltlllll tl > MIPIIII'XH III ! I | l- CAPHTOWN , Dec 28 Colonial authori ties are using ever ) precaution to prevent nn Inaurre.ctlon on the part of dlt > loal Dutch In Capo Colon ) and to supptess a lining If cno should occur Mv or ) where the Hrltlah colonists aie being organized Into homo guards , drilled , armed and icad ) to net In their respectlvo localities , should armed Dutch colonials gather The theory Is that the Diltlsh home-stay ing colonials should bo fully prepared to cope with the Dutch colonials without the aid of regulars. The alertness of the IlritUh makes united action of the pro-Iloeia difficult. The ) must slip nway singly and In small groups to join the entmiy's forces Tlio authorities have been Informed of ninny centerx of ag ta- tlou. wlikh It Iti considered undesirable to particularize , but there Is nothing llko con certed action apparent over wide districts The- case of Mr. Mlchan , solicitor to the i De lieera company , who Is accused of tieu- jfon , acquires Increased Importance as he bus been transferred from the custody of the civil authorities here to the military authorities at Do Aar Hl high position causes the Dutch to watch his case keenly Parties of lloeru have been operating some seventy miles south cf Lurd Methuon's posi tion IloerH appeared an Christmas day near ( he rulltttiv , abcut twenty nine miles youth of Do Aur. A force of the Uuko ot Kdln- burgh's Own volunlcvis prepared lo engieo thorn , but the enemy retired Another pnrty Hred Into n British patrol camp during the night of Wedncedn ) , De cember 27. This was near Victoria road \n attempt was made not fur from that point to damage the railway One man wns caught In the net nnd shot. A similar attempt wns made between Mul- tlersolcl nnd Klnpmuts , but the -would-bo vvieckers escaped. Llko nttempts nre re ported from several other points , i\i- dently small pirtlcs of Doers or Dutch colonials hnve been to Ing to Interrupt the movement ot traluo. but thus far they hnvo been b.ifllcd by the elaborate llrltlah pi- trolling In ono case n patrol of regulars fired on n pitrol ot colonials. The latter vvero wear ing broad brimmed hits nnd were mlstnken ' by the llrltlsh for Uoers No casmtllcs oc curred , but in conscuuenco of the Incident in j order has been Issued requiring all clashes of troops to wear helmets. ROUND WASHINGTON'S PEW Mniitiili- Seniors li1 Lliiirt-li Aliirt - HIM I'liiM-riil Dci'iirri'i ! DIMllnn - ilri'il 1 t'irs.no. . NI5W YOUK Dec. 31 Membeis of the various Misoiiic lodges In this clt ) oom- memoratcd the one hundredth nnnlvorair ) i i of the death of George Washington today by I religious services In the historic churches I of the metiopolls , most totnbl ) lu St Paul's chapel of Tilnlt ) parish , where the contcn- j ! nirv of the Hist piesident's death wns 10- j i centl ) celebrated with a patriotic dlspla ) j 1 The other churches lnp which the spec ! il | Masonic dcvotlrnil scrvl"es took place were the St Andrew n * Piotestant episcopal church , tbo rointh Avenue Preshtcrlan , the Haptlst Chinch of the nplplmn ) . the Hnmlltcni Grange Hcformi-d church , the Tre- mcmt Congregational and tl.e Church of the Savloi Plve h mid led members of the Masonic frntcinlty also mnrcbed to the Temple nmnnuel , where special services were con ducted by Dr Slhoiman These special religion ! services vvero held nt the lequest of Grand Ma'-tei Wright D Pownall of the state of . \v York Perhaps the most Inteiostlng of the vail- ous services were those held by the Tree Masons of the lodges of the SKth and Sev enth Ma ° onlc districts at St Paul's church The Masonic f uncial services over Wash ington were held In the church Decombei 31 , 17'fl ) Toda'o servliea were held at . ! .o'clock The church was filled far beond Its piatlng capacity The service was con ducted by Hev Dr G. Hi Vaiidewater , grand chaplain of the grand lodge , assisted by Hov W Montague Geer.jjlev Hobcpt Morris Kemp nnd Hev T J Crcsb ) ' With the exception ot the Christmas greens there was no special decoration Washington's pew was dinped with the na tional colois and was unoccupied Dr Van- dew ater preached a brief sermon In which ho referred to the life cf Washington , the Influence of his life on the American na tion nnd the lessons taught b ) his career Memorial services were also held by tbo lodges of the rorth Masonic dlstilct in the i grand lodge 100111 of the Masonic temple , this clt ) , In Iho afternoon. Grand Master George H. Phillips told of the sei vices held 100 ) eors ago In St. Paul's chapel On the table was the bible , presnvcd by St. John's lodge , upon which Wamfngton took the oath of office at hlr t. , "Jmi'Kuratlon In this clt ) The bible was the ono then In use in St. John's lodge. Hlght Key. J. T Pate ) of 9i Luke's delivered the address on Washington DIED AS PREDECESSOR DID AVntor Trout Hi'iiortcr oil n Snii I'miit-lico > M Mynn T IM Acrl- SAV \NC1SCO , Dec .11 HIll.ird T. JohnEon , a ropoiter on the Chronicle , was found dead In a bath tub at h's ' lodgings ) csterdny morning The tub was full of water and appearances Indicated that John son hnd tainted and fallen Into the wnter. His feet were enensed in a pair of slippers , nnd the bath towels had recenll ) been used Ho was known to have been a .sufferer from heart d'Hcase Johnson came to San rrane'seo ' with the Kansas volnntecis as the correspondent of a Knnsn.s Clt ) paper , and nftor the regiment i sailed for Manila he secured i position on the Chronicle through Will A Snow , who had known him In the east Snow was drowned while attempting to boaid the tratwport Tartai carrying the Kansis tioops. two months ago Snow , at thi ; lime 1 of his death , was wnteifront reporter for the papci and JohnEon succeeded him BANKRUPTS IN GOTHAM TOWfo Total of Mli'L' ( < MillloiiN In l.ln- lililtl.-N During 1SW ! Itc-lli-l for Tl'TNIllllllN , NUW YOUK. Dec 30 Petitions In bnnk- ruptc ) to the number nf 1,691 have been filed with the clcik of the United States district coinl , this ill ) . In 181 ! ) Tbo total liabilities. In lound nnmbeis , were ? C1.000- 000 , and the abscts wire estimated at $9 - 000000 The lattei fignro is nominal , ns n considerable poitlon of the assets was old book accounts which proved valueless Dis charges numbering l,20fl were gianted this ) ear , icllevlng the bankrupts from debts These debts nre wiped out completely and tbo happ ) bankrupts have no further fear of the sheriff in nny part of the United States. This Is especially pleasing to actors and theitrlcal managers who have to travel j nil over the country nnd hnd to do a grcit of dodging undei Iho old state bank- riiptc ) lawa Tw enl ) -four actors and act resses and thirlIho managers have filed i petitions Hlnc-o the baukruptc ) act was parsi1 1 'nnd ' the majority line received their dls- ' charges. Pour petitions were filed In which the lia bilities exceeded $1,000,000 each. ( olili'Nt Wrlltln-r of Si'iiMin , SIOUX FALLS. S D Dee 31 ( Special Telegram ) The coldest weather thus far I this winter Is being experienced here , ThemometorB IBM night registered 10 and 12 I below zero t lili'iiK" Mr > until to riiimiiit'l. CHICAGO Dec -An4iiiMiiont ba\o - I be on oomnlfted for the fourth annual ban- | iiuct of UD W J Uonn IfiiKiio of t'lili igo i It will bo held at thw ri > < inanl house Sat- urcbi ) nUht .ind Coluicl Kiaii who has attended overs fuiet given by the orgnnlzi- ! tloti , will bo the uuosl of honor anil "rlncl- pnl speaker I'lites will bo laid for 5l per sons enl ) the oxptllemo of lust veur hav ing cnnvlmod the maiiagors of the iiffalr ttiit It Is iinv Ise lo hold the dlnnor In HC < - i tlons or attempt to aeconiniodntf all pomors Tin Hat of H'M'akcrs will Include the fol- biwlnp W J Hi ) n n NHir.isK.i. Cato Soils , Iowa < 'arter II Harrison ( "hjeigo ( jo\- 01 nor Demon McMllllii , Tonnossio Seriatoi I'hailen A riiltxTMun Texas ux-Juvernor ( llo e Texas , Jume-e ! A JIull | un Kontuc kj ( Jon ral JO PII D Dm Wisconsin. Sam , uel tl Dathvvork MKIiliiun , Or Howard S T ) lor Chloapo Cold ni'iitlii'r Vli'lliu nt lli'lrnll , ! UirniOITMlth Dec -Alphonwo , Hemnke a d IS , 's tbo victim of the told iwiathcr In Detroit He vsas found frozen 1 to death t'orlv toda ) Juut one MIUUIO from i hie home He hud IJMII Been ajl\f whin ho tar'e d from u sale m i ilu nelKhuorho J J f/r his h me II. m. k. 8 hi-nd was li.u'b iu > from the effttis < ? a fall ml U wus at llrst ( luutlit tha * IK U > d lu NEW YEAR DAWNS BRIGHTLY Prcmituro Olangins of Bolls and Tooting of Horns by Enthusiasts , MIDNIGHT MEETINGS IN THE CHURCHES M-rmiiMN , Sitnu nnil I'rmoilu Oiniilin riitirelirx null ( irnrinl or\niton of ( tic ! ) } Simrlni * Tlci'tlnn nt Dr. JfniKC-ut'N Cliuroli. With the clanging of hells nnd mating of horns the } car 1100 was clamorously wel- coined Into Omaha. ; liven before the hands of tl p various tow ni olocka reached the 12 o'clock point , the old fiio bell on No. 3 engine' house , thru hid nc1 be-on In use since tho'l'lrst Ne braska bo)8 returned home , begin sounding out a general alarm This was followed by church bolls nil .over the cltv , with the linn ! addition of the bells In the High school mil postolllco clocks , which , sti ingely enough , letirscd to ring out In unls n Down town a crowd nf rounders started a I recession nround I'nrnam and Douglns streets us a tin-pin brigade , inlng this 'means ' cf demonstrating their gladness over the New Year S birth The people who had gathered In Un churches for mass or midnight watch nci - i i cepted the tolling bells as the signal for tlielr ' ' and then dl perscd to their homes i Not In ninny days wete the last cars so i i well patronlrrd I j As a mutter of ract all the uoho nnd i , church services were nbend of time , for thov failed to tnko Into account the difference be tween our standard and meridian time , which mnkcs midnight In Omaha In reality homo thirty minutes Intel than Indicated on the clock dials The real advent of the New Year , oi the new oontur ) . If so/ re garded , VVCH therefore ushered In in feilen-e and without demonotraUon Among the special oidcrs for The Dee of today's Issue Is ono from n man In Germany , j who Is githeilng copies of all the rocog- iibed dnll ) American nowspnpcis bearing | date of Jammiy I , IBOO It is needless to add tl-it The Bee will bo piopeil ) repre sented In this unique collec'lon t'huri'lii'N L'cli'lirittt' . Omaha churches veo goncrall ) celebrated the birth ot the New Yoai A large per centage of the chtiich population of the clt ) wns awake at midnight , cngiged In prnei , for numerous watch meetings were held In nearly all cf the churches New Year su- mons woio preached ) c terda ) , In some houses of worship at both morning and cv onlng Ecrvice It was peril ips by tlmel ) calculitlon , 01 It may have been simply a coincidence , tint the coming of Now Year found Rev Ch i"o of the rirst Methodist church preaching the j last of his Lories of scrmo- on the subject I "Things Which Omaha People Ought to ' Quit Dcforo 1900 " Rev Chase has been for several week delivering Sundny night sei- mons on this topic ami he barely escaped i tinning over Into the Now Year. These aei- moiis hnve attracted much attention and under his general topic ho has talked on some tlmoly Issues , such us "Quit Going MI Debt. " The finale of the series was "Quit Trilling with Human Drailr.v " This ser mon vva.s a part ot iho watch meeting at the First 'Methodist ' church AJ. Trlnlt ) cathedral theie was midnight holy communion , at which the venerable Dean Fair presided. In his characteristic , gentle and imprcuslve manner. Dean Pair led his pailshloneerb in welcoming the New Year There will nlso be communion at the cathedral nt 10 30 o'clo-k this moinlng. j Sei vices incident to the occasion woic also held In othei Episcopal churches and com- niunlou will bo celebrated todav I At St. Mar's Avenue Congregational church there was no witch meeting , but In lieu thereof a sunrise prayer meeting was announced for this morning The youngoi members of many otlrcr churches In the southwest part of the city accepted luvita- tlons to attend tbo sunilse meeting I | "What simll tin. l-iifuri' lift" j One of the most tireless worl.cis In the celebration of New Year's among the Omaha clerg ) , was Rev Charles W Savidgo , pastor of the People's church Theic a lenglb ) program - gram was carried out In the forenoon Mr Savldge preached on "A Retrospect , " and at night his subject wns "What Shill the I"u- turo lie' " The watch meeting was well attended Addresses weie made , In addition to Rev Snvldges sermon , b ) Rev Gcorgo Duck , \ L Howard and S D Goodalc Spe cial music was rendered i Calvai ) I ) iptht eliuich had a watch meetIng - Ing , at which Ihcro was song and prayer and speaking Rev. Amloreon , the pistor delivered a seimon on the Importance of taking advantage of the future I Thcie wns a notable service ai SI John's Catholic churcht midnight high majs vas celouiatid and those who dcilied .e- ceived hoi ) communion Pope Leo XIII granted this pilvllego a. few week ago In older that thanks ma ) bo i dinned to God for Hit ; goodness tliiough the ccntiii ) that IB now drawing to a close , and that by the solemn rites the pcoplp nniy bo Mtreiigthone.il to do battle for good in the centur ) to come Supplemental to the midnight pen Ice , which was special In its nature , there will bo the usu il Now Year's mass toda ) 1 Rev. H C Herring , pastor of the Plrst Congregational church , took foi his topic nt the Sunday evening Boivlco , "A. D 1'jOO " There were also special features In the music applicable- the season I In many of the other churches watch meetings vvero hold , nnd those who did not wait for the birth of the new year had elaborate seivlccs both morning and even ing BO tint In the aggregate the cclebra- I lion of IHOO in Omaha was never eclipsed i by any former yoni i A New Year's praer meeting will be hold Jin the Iccturo room of the I'lrst Presbtcrlan lelmich. Seventeenth and Dodge streets , this i morning from 8 30 to 0 30 o'clock /rtir1 : ! ! ! : is it'iron \ ucm iitun. ,1(1- , * . Cl > di- ( In ; t iMoi'lI I'ri'iiitlK-N nn | Ml Illicitly Ml'll til .fl-NllN. i "Hrlnglng Men to Jesus" was the subject I of Hov. Cldo Cli ) CisscH's morning BT- mon at Hnnsoam Park Methodist church The speaker told the story of Ancliow. Hit fisherman , nnd haw ho had brought hit * brother to Jesus Men can not nlwaB b" i brought to Jesus by the hundreds 01 In mill- 1 tltudcs , the spanker said , but by persistent i t-ffort they ran bo brought ono by ona. two by two and fo on , until at last ihoru will bo a multitude 'It doesn't all depend on the prenchcig , 1 this bringing men to . ( onus " said Hev Cl - | sell , ' for every Individual la a pulpit , livery | man and woman can talk for Jeens , nnd the I Influence thua comblnsd Is far-reaching" I Along till * line the speaker talked at length , impressing upon hi * hoarera the noconsWy for oil eh ono < o be up nnd doing I'rellmlnui/ his sermon Hov Olwall said the now year was a favorite time for ! making iiwolutlont. Ilu Mild he had one i lu make' and ll was that hurt-after heex ( Con liiuc'l on Sixth Page ) LOOK INTO HAVANA FRAUDS < ! IM oriinu-nt I2iulrm tiriiiu to Locate for CiincnniN StoiiN i-iidoil. H \ VNDec 31 A sen atlon was caused In custom house clules , nml It soon spread over the entire clt ) b ) the su pon- slon from dut ) of Stiwr Arturo Arostcgul , | deiuity collector , on account of the recent frauds b ) appraisers , through which , judg , ing from the lucre ii > of receipts during the last few davs without mi ) apparent Increase lu the uniouiK of shlppliiB. the govcrnim"1 ! ! must bnui boon robbed dail ) for some tlmo cf from $10,000 to $20000. It Is not be- llevol , howe\er. lu olitrlnl circles , that Senor Aiostcgul Jto * been guilty of nity If- icgularltlM. although suillcluut evlleuco has lie-on la'd before Collector llllfs to warrant his suspension pt tiding Iim-stlg.iMon 13ury rlfon continues to be made bv the friends of the nccuscd nnpnlserii ( o have the charges ngnlurl them suppressed , nnd It Is believed that the clllpllts t-mlonvorcd to have Senriostcgul arrested belle-vim ; that his cousin , Scncr cunndu hi H li II- emo enough In Wnehli gum to seruie a dls- conilnuanco of the prosecution and that he would e\rrclno this lulluonco more readllv If his relative- were supposed to bo Involved The more Iho government reprosentnt voa lo I. Into the frauds iho worse the ) appear \ppamrl ) n largo majoilt ) of the Hivana moiihni'H 1-nvo ure-n mixed ni | In n whole sale eonsplrac ) CUBAN GENERAL IS KILLED Inliiii-il lit liiiullor Mint ill I li-iifliritoh \ \ hlliItiNlstlnu < l ti'I for Ai- Nllllltlll- I'll ItlNlll'I'tlll. IIVANDec .11 Ulodlnlo Gil. n cul- orrd bilgndler grnoinl in the Cnbiti army , wan shnt nnd killed last night at Clon- fuog's b ) the police whllo resisting arrest for a wanton assault on a paultnr ) Inspec tor Gil was one of the loader's ni rested at Ilicoa recentl ) on the cluitgc cf attempt- lug to take n Illlbustoilng expedition to Sn-i Unmlngo There wus n large ciowd nt the depot this I ' nftrrnoon lo moot Geneinls Mnco and Rnbl , | i who 1-nvo e"ino to attend General Wood's j j council of representative Cub ins. which will I probabl ) meet next Wednc-sda ) to hem n j j personal e\oresslcn of the goveinor's views nnd 'mentions and to cffcr suggistlon" lUth vvein lecMved with consideriblo en thusiasm All the civil governors are now heio as well ns manv well known Cuban leaders fiom dllfcieiu parts of the Island MONTOJO EXPLAINS IT ALL SIMM lc\\-\ Di'li-nti'il Him li > n Slin- lilr Miitlii'miitirnl I nil-Hint l n ll ICIIHO nt ( oiirlt.ni Iliil. I CHICUJO Dei 31 The Tribune toda ) pi Ints the tcM ofdmlril Montojo's defense under coin t-m ullal piocccdings for his dole - le it at Manila The bulk of the blame Is I ( j charged h ) ihc admiral , not to himself or I | his licet , but to the Spanish government for I ! Its unprepared condition Ho also asserts ' that Admiral Dcwo > kept out of range of I | the Spanish guns n proceeding which lion- tojo refers to as n "retrett " He further. "The enl > preparation tint had been innde for wur Vjai made bv the Americans who j \ ere business , and arranged ovorj thing with pencil nnd paper. The Inltinl velocity of our cannon was 510 meters , that of the 'smallest ' cannon of our enemies wns 750 1110- 'ters Admiral Ucwej , with pencil In hand , 1 ' noted the thickness of his mantles and his casements and knew what cnerg ) was 10- 1 i quired to penetiate them Ho also knew cx- ' nctly the weight of the most powerful pro jectile of our ships , and bv a bimplo matho- I ! matlcnl calculation , he arrived at the dls- j i tance at which ho could light without himI I belt receiving an ) harm Thus ho ascer tained that bo could fight at n distance of i 2,000 or .1,000 meters with absolute Impunih. | l i "The situation therefore , was just this I I We were vulnerable' to all the projectiles { | of the encm ) and this the onom ) well knew , j i while he got out of reich of our cannon ami I roll allied rut of loach all the whllo" I \dn iral Montnjn adds i "In ordei to give an Idea of out miserable | i situation 1 ma ) mention that we had enl ) ' I fourteen torpedoes for the defense of 2.000 i meters of space , and that the cable which i [ i obtained In Hong Kong was i nl ) Irng | i enough for live torpedoes , and therefore enl ) five torpedoes could be plaeed ANTI-80EBEL MEN ACTIVE I i llriiihfimrU TM r.HKiiuol rinoKfoit , i | In Hion ll.'llird TluoiiKli Ilic . I , < ' | NII\ < SrM-iloii , I I \NKroilT. . K ) , Dei 'U rho anti- j ! Goebil domo"inis , through \-Congiossmaii ' W ( ' Owens cnga d hcndiiuitori | toliv i v bkh will be opened tomoirow Senutoi , Llndea ) , who came home fiom Washington | I at the beginning of the holldajs , WIIH coni i spleiiaus In the councils | Chaliman Long of the icpubllcan Htato compilgn co'iimllteo Inn culled a meeting of the republican momboix of both houses for a Joint confeionco tomonow morning. ' I It Is iimlci stood then lint a 1 0)101 ) 1 will be iceolvcd from the antl-lioobel democrats KfMrdliiB their attitude on the oiganUatlon of the two houses and the general pollc ) foi the session will bo talked over j Tonight's linliiB brought laigo additions to the ciowd of political Icadois alieady bete Among them was Cencinl P. Watt Hnidln , who opened headquarters nnd launched his senatorial boom on an null- j Gocbel platform j With Haid'n ' came ox-Secrctai ) of State Headloy and scvciul senators nnd lopregcn- tatlves who are pronoiinrod nntl-fioohcl m n. I i | It wus announced Unlgbt that the anil- j ! Goebrl meintjcrs of the legislature nnd lead- i cis on that side will hold a confeicnno to- i n.onov at iho snmo tlmo the lopiibllcqna meet It may bo decided lo wait till lifter , line i democratic caucus tomoirow night buforo j I pulling up "Jin ( intl-Goobol slate cf cnndl- | 1 nates far places In the organisation rif the legislature The aiill-Uoobcl loaders now say the ) have < leht democrats in the senate nnd thirteen , 1 In the house ThU would glvo the coalition | n majority on joint ballot or would control ' olther hotiso In separate ! lliltlHli CoiiKii ) to Hi' Siilnrnll/i'il. I KANSAS CITY. Pe < - -I'hllll > H IlurI I ri'iisrli. who Iww been Ilililsbleui convul In . Kai kus CIl ) foi njarly nix > e-mn , tin rc- i H'Kiiel o'lni < t < > theurons of pilvnto bust- i , iti'kH und he InU'iilB to BO Into court Tuca- d ly und bocomi u iiaturallzml i ItUon ol ' tin I'nllfd Btiile-h i lmili'lic liuiiiovlnu , IIAN'GUH , Mi Iii-i 'II-A ht'or has liecn . rcxoivcJ from the iin > nUliinii who urn trojt- I ' Inn CoritrtHsman Houttllo In HoHlon , ntut- Ing that his Hin'itoniH nln ad ) nhuvv Im- j i > romcnt ai d Ihi-ufcn thcru In strung j . hutit of b' ( fiiiiloti rouvoiy In thi neur I 1 future ! 'li'ii 'I'lioiixiui'l I'tiiii Inh'ril , I OIlIfAOO Dei Jl-.Moru thnn luiOJ ncMir pi i ) le rnlutd in.'a1 . tht foiirib aiiiiual ( llnni i nlv < u ) > > thi \ olunti orn nf Aincr'cii Atur Iiila uiulUluilo h nl bi en u-'l then ' ] niuln.il il iiigb f < 'id I , , supply lw youi , famlllts for tavciuJ < luS. TO BLOW UP MANILA Bomb ? ) Firearms and Ammunition Found in Center of the Oily. INSURGENT PLOT IS NIPPED IN TIME Advantage to HITO Been Taken of Cere monies Attending Lnwton Funeral. FOREIGN CONSULS INTEMO AS A TARGET Intention Was to Brlnjj About International CcmpHcAt ous. IUNERAL PROCESSION GOES WRONG WAY \Mihliincc of 'n sticct In U hi oil Iliillillnu * t'liiitiiltjlnu : i\iloU ; | rn \r - l.iH'iitril S > IDN tinIMol * < : i rli lor anultntor. . MAN1LDec. . at. fi 10 p m Pour ex- plcfihe bombs a few fliearms and MO pounla of ammunition wcio discovered In a liouso In the rotilir of Manila this morning \\hllo the pollro wuo seeking Hoc.iite , the Insui gent loader , who wan "aid to Ime rome to Mnnllti In the hope of effecting an uuthrcnk ) csterdiy bj tiHng aihnntago of the moli Illzatlon of the \niorlcan troops at General Lawton's funeial Todn.v It tie * eloped that the plot included the throwing of bombs among 'llu ' > foiclgu consuls attending tbo ciromonj In ordei to bilng about International complications These \ploslv n. It seems , wore to have been thrown fiom the Keroltas , high build ings. but the avoldinco of the ! : sroltas by tin funeral procession spoiled the plot Tl'o police , It Is thouglit , had boon pre pnnd for the plot In a minor circulated \\ldch nmong the natives , tlmt Agulnaldo wnu In Manila and would pcisomllv kail the outbreak The \merlcan nuthorlllos , hav- it g been advised of whit was brewing pie parul for all contingencies Captain .Morrison , who commands the tinops In the most turbulent district of Illi cit ) , saw bo docs not believe an actnnl upii lng will oxer ocuir , IH the natives lack ho resolution to take the llrst steps In a mou'imnt lint would entail fighting at close quarters with the \mcrlcnit troops ADVANCE IS EXPECTED SOON Viiifric'iiii I' < u < < < ( ( i MIM - on Intiur- Ki-iit Intri-iii-litiu'iitN ; n Cm ! < < 1'riit luce Ili-liul ht 1 iMiprt ll. M'ILDec ,11 G 10 p. m An Amer- lean advance In Ca\ite pro\lneu south of Manila U expected shortlj Itellable Intor- matlon from imtho spies show that them i arc over 2.000 organl/cd insurgents undet arms within a inllo of Imus They arc I strengthening their entrenchments and pee I sous artllicr ) I At Novaletn the Filipino entrenchments j have been much strengthened slnco General / j Schv , ail's ndvnncn. There are GOO Amerl ana/ nl . .n.i' I'uuictseu ' ( Mttlation , FlOlU lwtl\o to 100 garrison all the towns In the south- ? em part of Ca\lto and the same miy bo f ' sild of the towns In Ilatangas province \ j ' 1 ho piovlnccH of North Camarlnes nnd \ South Cnmnrlnes hold ntiantltleH of hemp , \ wlikh the people cannot market. As a lonsetinonce the population In Unit pirt of Lu/on is Hiilferlng from lack of food. Rico now costs four times its normal price. It is estimated that 1,000 Insurgents aiu entrenched nt Calnmba Reports have been received that 2,000 Insurgents are massed at Mount Arayat , Inning strong pobltlons which command steep and narrow trails , and that they are prepaicd to roll boulders down upon ad- vnnrlng troops Life along the ooisth of the province of Cagnjan and Noith and South Ilocos Is rc- sinning normal conditions The American trrop'i occnp ) the important town * nnd pn- trol the count rv roads. The native * ; Ini- ploio the Amoilcais to continue the occupn- lion to osinbllsh a settled government and to terminate the uncertainty , nbnseti nnd confiscations tint hnve characterized the ri'lo of the Tagalog revolutionists dining the last eighteen months Vast amounts of tobacco , estimated to be worth $1,000000. nro rendy for shipment to Manila The opening of the portn of IJagupan , Sun rernnmlo , VIgan , Luoiig and Apani will penult the rcsumptlop of trnde , bilnglng iclicf to communities greatly in need of fooitat tiffs Many vessels hnvo nl- re-ulj cleared fiom Manila for these portfl Incoming .Sinnlsb pilsonerH declare that Agnlnnliio luis onlciod the relenso of nil Spaniards now In the possession of the rebels The mountain pntsts of Cagayan und the two Ilocoh piovlnecs nro Htlll guarded , In the liopn of tntchlng the insurgent general , Tlnlo , wbo Is Htlll n fugitive It In abacrteil that Lieutenant Cilllmnre lu in Tlnlo'b cim- todj Stint HIIIII ttl'li Iimoll'A * Moilj. WASIIINOTON , Dec .11 The departur * of the transport Thomas from Moxitla yester- da > with the remains of Ma fr Ornoral HcnoV I/iwtoti aboard was announced In n dlspitch received nt the \Vnr dopartmrnt from CJeneral Otih tndn > The vessel comes to the United States via Nagasaki. It alfo has nboard the remains of the Into Major John A Login NEWSBOY MINE PROVES RICH t.ii'iili'Nl sirlKiIn tinCm nil Kn- i'iiiiiiini'it | Vllnc 1)1 icrli'l Konr- Knot Vflii of tin * . HAWLJNS , Wi ) Dec. SI ( Spoclnl Teln- ginm i The greatcut stilke that has boon miido this > ear In HID Giniid Knuunpuiciit coppci district has just como to light on the Newsboy claim , locntid only four miles fr m Grand Kncampmora The strlko innslHta of four fool of ore averaging across the ont'io width ' 10 per cent c ppoi The inlnn was Incntcl only two montliM iigo , but at n depth of three fcnl thn ovvnortj Klriuli u six-Inch vofn of copper ore The i kit nrlho was made ut a depth of only sixteen fccot Thw compaii ) . which was Incorporntpd Saturday In Clioinnc , will put on Ihrre shlfiB nf nun and will ship a carload of orn on ri about Jniiuar ) 15 The strike will runl. In Importuned with the great Kerrls- Haggait ) The Nowshoy is truly a wonder , as It IH a shipping mine nt n depth of ulx- tren feet I'rci-i'ii t Urulli In tii'iirKln , STILLMAN Oa , Due 31 A young man liamwl Will Morgan , of Warren count ) , was found near liero today , fro/en to death. IJiMvi-t tolNlt ' lit il il null , SAVANNAH < ln OPI 31 - Admiral Di or t 13i-wc > h IH vviltu-n to tne Havarinnh lrc' > iilon ( ornmliiop whlih wallnl on lilm in Washington vlx wukx ave th.it ho would < ! ) . nit JKC d l < > vlxli UilH ill ) on or about Mar < b .in lie will bv accompanied by Mr * .